Fire-escape.



H. E. ASTARITA.

FIRE ESCAPE.

APPLICATION FILED 1AM. 22.1911.

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FIRE ESCAPE;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 191 *7.

Original application filed May 29, 1916, Serial No. 100,640. Divided and this application filed January 22,

1917. Serial No. 143,721.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I-IULDA E. As'rARITA, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Escapes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improvement in fire escapes and has particular reference to a carrier therefor.

An object of the invention is the provision of a carrier so constructed as to effectually prevent a person or persons falling there from and, to this end, use is made of a binding device adapted to receive the body of a person and connected to the foot piece of the carrier in such a manner that the binding device will tighten about the body of the person in proportion to the pressure on said foot piece.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a carrier which is simple in construction, easy to manufacture, and effective in carrying out the purpose for which it is designed.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which for the purpose of illus trating the invention, is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the carrier constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same showing the binding device or body engaging loop.

The drawing illustrates what is now believed to be a preferred form of the invention wherein the carrier is adapted to be attached to an apparatus such as described and claimed in the copending application filed May 29, 1916, Serial Number 100,640. The carrier includes a bar 5 from the ends of which the ropes 6 depend. A'foot piece 7 is secured to the ends of these ropes and a seat 8 is likewise secured to the ropes in spaced relation to the foot piece. Eyes 9 are carried by the ropes above the seat 8 and a fastening member 10 passes through the foot piece 7 and thence upwardly through the seat 8 and through one of the eyes 9. Said fastening member then passes to and through the other eye9 and thence back through the first eyeand through the second eye again and then is extended downwardly through the seat 8 and the foot piece 7. Thus a loop 11 is formed between the eyes 9. It is obvious that, with this carrier, a number of persons can be carried to the ground by resting upon the seats and foot piece. Should it be desired to secure a person within the carrier it will only benecessary to expand the loop 11, at which time the foot piece 7 will be drawn toward the seat 8. The loop may then be placed around the body of the person who seats himself upon the seat 8 and rests his feet upon the foot piece 7. Any pressure exerted upon the foot piece will tighten the loop about the body of the person and thus securely fasten him in position and it will be readily apparent that the tightening of the loop will vary in proporpressure on the foot tion to the amount of piece.

What is claimed is ,1. In a fire escape, a carrier including a foot piece, a loop adapted to'receive the body of a person, and means connecting said loop and foot piece whereby the loop will tighten about the body of the person in proportion to the pressure exerted upon said foot piece.

2. In a fire escape, a carrier includlng a seat and a foot piece, a bar located above the V seat, ropes depending from the bar and se cured to the seat and foot piece, eyes carried by the ropes above the seat, a loop mounted in said eyes and means connecting the foot piece and loop whereby pressure on the former will contract the latter.

3. In a fire escape, the combination with a seat and foot piece, of a bar, ropes depcndat the opposite side whereby pressure on the ing from the bar and attached to the seat foot piece will contract the loop. 10 and foot piece, eyes secured to the ropes In testimony whereof, I affix my signaabove the seat, and an attaching member ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

passing through the seat and foot piece and HULDA E. ASTARITA slidably through the eyes forming a loop WVitnesses:

therehetween, the said member being passed RUDOLPH BLANK,

downwardly through the seat and foot piece PATRICK J. CONROY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

